On Thursday afternoon I was at The Roundhouse in London for a meeting of the What Next? subgroup which is looking at how to encourage arts and cultural organisations to engage with their MPs. We discussed the parliamentary Early Day Motion on The Importance of Arts and Creative Industries which was tabled by Joan Ruddock MP last week and has so far been signed by 57 MPs, see: http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2013-14/191